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I actually snapped a 3/8 to 1/2 Craftsman socket adapter attempting to loosen lug bolts after a tire shop installed my wheels. I went back to the store with my broken tool and the WIS page specifying proper torque levels. The store manager then used his torqe wrench, in 10 ft-lb increments, to loosen the lugs and determine how much torque had been improperly applied.
Two wheels were approximatley correct, that impact wrench must have had a torque bar attachment. The other two wheels, including the one which broke my adapter, were nearly 200 ft-lbs!
Proper torqueing also got rid of the annoying brake noise from that side of the car. Following this I also bought a 17mm deep socket with 1/2-inch drive to avoid using an adapter in the future, my previous deep metric sockets were all 3/8 drive.
posted by 198.208.15...
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Posts in this Thread:
- Spring Tire Changing Time - with a new tool, MI-Roger , Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:58:00
- I use the Torque-wrench itself, Tim, Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:07:45
- Re: Spring Tire Changing Time - with a new tool, simul8guy, Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:57:52
- Re: Spring Tire Changing Time - with a new tool, B Millar , Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:04:35
- Re: Spring Tire Changing Time - with a new tool, Larry West , Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:39:05
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